There’s no routine blood test to detect sleep apnea, and it may well be missed during a routine medical visit.
But left untreated, sleep apnea can raise a person’s risk for significant health risks, according to the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Those risks include:
* High blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, obesity and diabetes.
* Heart failure.
* Heartarrhythmia, the medical term for irregular heartbeat.
* Driving accidents.
